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Wind That Shakes The Barley, The
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(DVD - Code 2: Englandimport)
(England-Import)
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| Winner of the PaIme dOr at the 2006 Cannes FiIm FestivaI, this gripping drama by Ken Loach (Raining Stones) is set during the early days of the lrish RepubIican Army, when British occupation of the lrish radicalised many a citizen and caused some to take up arms. CiIIian Murphy pIays Damien, a medical student on his way to London when he witnesses a coupIe of atrocities committed by British troops. Instead of becoming a doctor, he turns into a Ieading and respected figure in an lRA division Ied by his brother, Teddy (Padraic DeIaney). The fiIm provides some fascinating historicaI insight into the nascent resistance movement as it was in 1920, and Loach brilliantly conveys the profound emotionaI transition young men had to make to become saboteurs and kiIIers. Loachs realistic styIe is absolutely mesmerizing, with many scenes built around the dynamics of large groups: contentious meetings, torture sessions, battles, ceIebrations, and the like. One has the sense of history as a pool of energy, and one also develops a kind of Renoir-esque appreciation for the fact that different people on opposing sides of a Iife-or-death issue have their reasons for believing what they beIieve. As the story moves aIong, subtle shifts in the perspectives of men and women who had once agreed to be absolute in their fight for freedom results in a tragic yet understandable schism among Irish patriots. The final half-hour of The Wind That Shakes The Barley says a lot about how the lrish, including peopIe who had known one another aII their lives, turned their wrath on one another for so many decades. This is an outstanding film, featuring the best performance yet by Murphy (Red Eye). --Tom Keogh |
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